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WiMax on the horizon – The wireless transmitter will leave current ones in the dust

Wireless, high-speed networks are fast becoming commonplace in Utah, connecting everything from computers and printers to hybrid telephones and PDAs.

Wi-Fi "hot spots" – or access points – abound in homes, businesses and public squares, giving tech-savvy workers a park bench or coffee shop stool alternative to the office cubicle. But on the cyber-horizon is a new technology that, simply put, will be Wi-Fi on steroids.

WiMax is powerful enough to transmit broadband signals five miles compared to the typical 100-yard range of the current Wi-Fi technology. Equally important, it is being supported by Intel, AT&T and other tech companies

By Bob Mims
The Salt Lake Tribune

Full Story: http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_2725699

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